“Slashing its way to the finish line, Black Swan is the first ballet movie for highbrow horror fans for whom ballet itself signifies little to nothing. Those of us who know and love ballet can only look on it with a different kind of horror.” KnowsWayFirstsLooksKindLittlesDifferentBlackLinesFansHorrorAnd LoveBalletDifferent KindsSwansFinish LineBlack SwanHorror Fans Author:James Wolcott
“I understand the people-watching, but I've never done it where people have to race to three different shows, from here to there. I mean, the biggest zoo I ever faced was Comic Con, and Comic Con takes place in one big hangar.” PeopleMeanDifferentDoneShowsBigsThreeRaceComicZoosComic Con Author:James Wolcott
“What's happening to movie critics is no different from what has been meted out to book, dance, theater, and fine-arts reviewers and reporters in the cultural deforestation that has driven refugees into the diffuse clatter of the Internet and Twitter, where some adapt and thrive - such as Roger Ebert - while others disappear without a twinkle.” InspirationalHas BeensArtBookDifferentFineInternetHappeningsTheaterDanceCriticsDisappearDrivenThriveReportersRefugeeRogerFine ArtsReviewersDeforestationMovie Critic Author:James Wolcott
